Apparatus for separation of particles from a fluid stream.



L. N. MORSCHER. APPARATUS P0P SEPARATION oP PAPTIGLPS PROM A FLUID STREAM.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31,1907.

Patented Feb. 15,1910.

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Fluid Stream,

. the particles, `a potential of the same diagrammaticall v ductor 13 with one side potential P, the said source P being also grounded. at G in order to place the balance LAWRENCE N. MOBSCHER, 0F ENTERPRISE,

KANSAS, ASSIGNOR T0 WILLIAM J'.

EHRsAM AND LAWRENCE N. 'Mons'cnnia co'rRUsTEEs, or ENTERBRISE, KANSAS.

APPARATUS FOR SEPARATION QF PARTICLES FROlYI A FLUID Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Fb. 15, 1910.

Application ledllay 31, 1 907. Serial No. 376,717'.

To all whom 'it may comem:

Be it known that I, LAWRENCE N. MoR- scHER, a citi'zen of the United States, residing at Enterprise, in the county orf Diekmson and State of Kansas, have invented'certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for thev Separation. of Particles from -a of which the following 1s a specification. v

The object lo'f my invention is to produce an apparatus for the separation of part1cles from a poorly driving the particle-laden fluld-stream .into and-through an electrical field between two electrodes, one discharging toward the other.

A further object of my inventlon 1s to cause that electrode toward which the electrical discharge takes place, to move at a speed approximating that of the iuldstream andy in the same direction, whereby having become charged with sign as the dischargrepelled toward the when it reaches or ing electrode, will be moving electrode and,

approaches said electrode will, so far as the v electrodeA is concerned,

be in a substantial calm. v

A further object of my invention is to embody-the mechanism in such form that the particles may be urgedby centrifugal force in the same direction as that caused y the electrical action.

The accompanying drawings illustrate, an apparatus embodylng my invention. Y

Figure 1 is a partial vertical section and In the drawings, 10 indicates a cylindrical which it may' be rotated at any. desired speed. Mounted'within the electrodev 10 is a discharging electrode or electrodes 12 vwhich,l in the present case, are reticulateddisks presenting Ashar edges andpoints to facilitate electrical discharge, The electrodes 12 are connected by a suitable con of a source of high of the apparatus', now to be described, in a neutral condition... v

The particle -laden uid-s'trea'm-may 'be introduced into the electrode 10 inl any desirable mannerz but I lfind it convenient to provide a stationary casing' 15 which `en conducting Huid-stream by the potential of velops the electrode 10 and is provided with a tangentially arranged a downwardly inclined spiral deflector 17, being provided to direct the fluid-stream from the duct` 16 spirally downwardly into the open receiving-.end of the electrode 10,

induction `duct 16,

said end -being guarded, preferably by a said conductor is passed Y through an insulatingtubeQO which passes down through the outlet passage 19.

In operation the particle-laden fluidstream is driven through the induction passage 16 at a high velocit into the inclosing casing 15 being deiected7 by the spiral .deflector 17 downward into theelectrode 10. The electrode 10 is revolved at a speed substantially equal to the angular velocity of the whirling fluid-stream are urged outward by centrifugal action toward the electrode 10. the particles in the Huid stream come into the dischargin 'field of the electrodes 12 and are there c arged with a potential substantially equal-to, and of the same sign as, the electrodes 12, thereupon becoming mutuallyre ellent as Well as reelled by the electrodp orces thus act in the same direction as the centrifugal force to urgethe charged particlesoutward from the center of the mass' -and to the inner face of trode, 10.V The electrode inner face, that of the electrodes 12, and when the the revolving elec- 10 has, upon its charged vparticles approach the inner .face

of said electrode a greater induced charge of the opposite sign, 'i'. e., opposite tothat .ofthe potential of .the dust particles, is produced on the inner face of theV electrode 10,

thus causingthe charged dust particles to be attracted toward and finally stick to the --mner face of the electrode 10. This action wouldgfin course of time produceaconsiderable deposit of particles upon the inner face of the revolving electrode 10, and render the further v( )peraijion either ineiicient At the same Vtime and the particles a charge of a sign opposite to a continuously operating device, I find it advisable to arran ewithiii the electrode 10 a series of brus'es 25 ada ted to contactl with the inner face of the e ectrode l0 and, as the electrode is rotated i'n the direction indicated by the arrow, engage the particles which are sticking to the inner face of the electrode and brush them down to the bottom where theyg ai'e pushed out through suitable discharge openings 26 so as to fall upon the bottom 27` of the inclosing casing 15, being-brushed therefrom by brushes 28 into a discharge hopper 29. The brushes 25 may be `conveniently supported uponthe lower ends of rods 30 suspended from support 31 and, in order to compel the fluid stream to-pass close to the inner wall of the electrode 10, I provide, 'close to the electrodes 12, a baffle plate 32. By this means I have producedan apparatus which `is capable of continuous operation.

I claim as my invention:

1. An apparatus for separating particles from a fluid stream comprising, a rotatable container, independent means for impartin to a particle-ladenv fluid stream an initia movementin the direction of rotation of the container outside thereof and vsubsequently introducing said moving particleladen fluid stream therefrom into the conrection as the angular velocity of the-1'0- tainer inthe direction of movement thereof i at the time of introduction.

2. An apparatus for separating particles' from a fluid-stream comprising, a movable electrode, an electrode adapted to discharge toward said movable electrode, and means for driving a particle-laden'.fluid-stream between the two electrodes in the direction of movement of the movable electrode.

-' 3.` An apparatus for separating particlesj f rom a fluid-stream comprising, a rotatable,

hollow electrode, a discharging electrode arranged withinsaid rotata le electrode and adapted to discharge toward said rotatabler electrode', and means for` driving a article- 'i laden fluid-stream into said rot-ata le electrode at an angular velocity nearly equalv to and in the same directiomas the angular velocity of the rotating electrode.

4. An apparatus for separating particles from a fluid-stream comprising, a rotatable,

hollow electrode, a discharing electrode arranged within said rotatai trode at an angular-velocity in the same ditating electrode. f

from a iui container, .independent means for impartin to a particle-laden fluid stream an initia movement inthe direction of rotation of the le electrode and' adapted to discharge toward said rotatable l electrode, and means'for driving a articlei laden iiuid-streamnto said rotata le elechaving an induction 5, An apparatus for separating particles stream comprising, a rotatable container outsidethereof and subsequentlyl introducing said moving particle-laden fluid stream therefrom into the container in the direction of movement thereof at `the. time of introduction, :and means for removing particles from the inner wall of the con-l tainer.

6. An apiaratus for separating particles from a iui stream comprising, a rotatable container, independent means for imparting to a particle-laden -iiuid stream an initial movement in the direction ofrotation of the containerl outside thereof and 'subsequently introducing said moving particle-laden fluid stream therefrom into the container in the direction of movement thereof at the time of introduction, stationary brushes arranged Within the con-tainer ,and ada ted to contact with the interior thereof to rive the articles carried by the container -towar and through suitable outlets formed in said con- I* tainer. v s

7. vlAn ap aratus for separating particles from a fiui rstream comprisin container, independent means or imparting to a particle-laden fiuid stream an initial .movement in the direction of rotation of the container outside thereof and subsequently a vrotatable introducing said moving particle-laden iiuid stream therefrom into the container in the direction of movement thereof aty the time of introduction, brushes arranged within the container and adapted to contact with the interior thereof to drive the particles carried .byof the container toward and through suita l e outlets formed in said container. 8. An apparatus for separating particles from a fluid-stream comprising, aV movable electrode, an electrode adapted to discharge toward said movable electrode, means for driving a particle-laden fluid-stream between the two electrodes in the direction of movement of the movable electrode and means for engaging the movable elect-rode for removing particles adhering thereto.

9. An apparatus for separating particles from a fluid-stream comprising, a rotatable,

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hollow electrode, a discharging. electrode arranged within saidrotata adapted to discharge toward the same, means for driving a particle-laden fluidstream into one end of said rotatable electrode at an angular velocity of the same sign as the angular velocity'of the rotating electrode, and means for engaging the interior of said rotatable electrode and removin particles adhering thereto.

10. n apparatus for separating particles from a' fluid-stream comprising, a casing passage leading thereinto tangentially, mounted in said casing and having an open said tangentially-arranged induction passage, means for rotating said elect-rodean le electrode and a rotatable electrode` endadapted yto receive a fluid stream from the direction of angular movement of the fluid-stream, a discharging electrode mounted -within the rotatable electrode and adapted to discharge thereto, and a Huid-stream outlet from the rotatable electrode.

11. An apparatus for separating particles from a fluid-stream comprising, a casing having an induction passage leading thereinto tangentially, a rotatable electrode mounted in said` casing and having an open end adapted to receive aluid-stream from said tangentially-arranged induction passage, means for rotatin said electrode in the direction of angular movementof the fluid-stream, a discharging electrode mounted Within the rotatable electrode and y,adapted tddscharge thereto, a fluid stream outlet `from therotatable electrode, and means for engaging the interior ofthe rotatable electrode to remove the particles Iadhering thereto.

l2. An apparatus for separating particles from a fluid-stream comprising, a casing having an induction passageleading ythereed to discharge thereto, there being a fluidstream outlet from within the rotatable electrode, yand brushes mounted Within the rotatable electrode and engaging the same to scrape particles from the electrode and eject the same through suitable outlets formed therethrough.

In witness whereof, I, have hereunto set my hand and seal at Enterprise, Kansas,

this 22d` day of MayfA. D. one thousand nine hundred and seven.

LAWRENCE N. MORSCHER.

Witnesses:

, GEO. W. MERIILAT, W. R, WEEKS. 

